Spring-wheel.



PATBNTED JULY 28, 1908.

H. NEUBBRT. SPRING WHEEL.

` APPLIGATION FILED APR. z?, 1901.

specification 'of Lettere Patent.

Patented July 28, 1908.

Applicant med April 21, 1907.- seriai 10.370,579.

To all 'whom it may concern?. I

Be it known that I, HENRY' NEUBnnT a citizen of the United States,residing at'Chi cago, 1n the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new "and useful Im rove- -ments in Spring-Wheels, ing is a specification.

his invention relates to resilient wheels for vehicles; and constitutes certain improvements on the invention disclosed in my applaicetion Serial No. 355,631 :filed February 4,

The object ofthe invention is to rovide a strong and substantial and this I accomplish without the necessity for slotting the springs and the 'felly or inner rim as described vin my former ap licati-on.

In the accom anying drawin s ,i trating the invention Figure 1 is an wheel. embodyingl the invention certain parts in section to more clearly illus- -tional is a detail view ofa 12"of each frame trate the construction. Fig. 2 is a detail secview on theline2-2 of-fFig. 3. Fig. 3 e portion'of-the wheel as seen by one looking in thel direction'indicated by the arrows on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1,?.and partly broken away. Fi 4 is a deinventioii.

Referringto the drawings the .wheel comta`1l view showing another einbodlment of the rises a centralstructure 'consisting of the ub A5,-.ftl1e felly 6 and the 's okes 7, and 8 is a nm and 9is` a tire, preferably a solid rubber tire. A plurality of semi-elliptical leaf springs 10 .are located between the felly andt e rim, and the eriy sl 10 ofthese springs are curved backward andl ride -on anti-friction rollers 11 mounted in frames 12. 1-.-"The sides of `the edges\ofthe curved end and form guides to hold the end. the spring in proper position. Thefelly.l may be made of channel iron as shown 1n Figs. 1 and 2 or it maybe made solid as shown in Fig. 4. U-

sha ed'guides 13 are fastenedy to the rim 8 lmi Way. between'each pair of anti-friction f move longitudinally rollersnll and project inwardly' andradially to receive thespring and f elly. A movable block 14 is provided'with. a central opening 15 to receive the spring'and is arranged to of thefguide, -being provided at its corners with ears 14 to revent displacement from the guide. A cus 'on or builzer' 16 is secured tothe bottom of each of which the ollow-h block .14. A

' ranged on each resilient vehicle wheel lfell.

evation of a and showing substantial vin construction project upwaril alongside the spring block to engage the head 13 of `theguide if the spring should be forced dwn so fai', and this cushion or buler can be made of rubber 0r other material and in any suitable manner. A plurality of rollers 17 are arranged in the channel of the felly 6 to ride on the pair of guide rollers 18 is arside of the felly to engage the side edges of one ofthe guides 13. Thus'it will be seen that the felly can move longitudinally onall'of the guides and laterally on all ofthe guidesy except the one provided with the guiderollers 18, and this prevents the 'from turning relatively to the rim.v

the construction of Fig. 4 the rollers 17 are omittedand a shoeI4 19 is interposed between the block 20 and rollers 21 on the outer face ofthe solid felly 22. made of channel iron and its sides extend iiiwardly and partly inclos'e the felly.

My improved resilient wheel is strong and and is made withoutslotting the sprin s or thel felly. The weight on the axleis siliifted from one spring to another imperceptibly and the construction and arrangement of. parts is such that shocks or jars dueto inequalities of the road are entirely absorbed by the springs, thereby greatly reducing the wear and' tear on the vehicle. A n numberof s rings and guides may bev emp oyed as foun desirable and I do 4 not limit myself to the particular constructionand arrangement of parts herein shown and described but reserve the iight' to make" all suchchanges as fairly fall within the spirit and scope'of` the invent-ion. What I clairiv anddesire to secure by Letters P1tent is: h *1 1. s rmmw ee com risin structurelincliiding a hub aiIid a' fly, a rim, a lurality of semi-elliptical springs located between the felly and rim, guides secured to thePim-and extending radially to the wheel and artly inclosing the springs and felly, and blocks on the` said guides.

2. A ring wheel -comprisin va central structure includin a hub and afe ly, a rim, a plurality of semi-e 'ptical springslocated between the fellyand rim, U-shaped guides secured 'to the rim and extending radially t-o This shoe-is springs and movable in l a central the wheel and partly inclosing the springs and felly, blocks movable longitudinally of the guidehand provided .with openings to reiA l' ceve the springs, and ears on said blocks to l the Wheel and partly inelesing the springs hold them in plaeen the guides. l and elly, and aplumlty of rollers on the 3. A spring wheel comprising a central l felly adjacent to each spring. structure including a hub and a felly, a rim, e HENRY NEUBE HT. 5 plurality of semi-elliptical springs located l, Vvvitnesses between the felly and fini, Uy-shaped guides l WM O. BELT, secured to the rim and extending radially to i M.. A, KIDDIE. 

